Specific features of exoelectronic emission in amorphous metal alloys

This paper reports on a study of the specific features of photo-and thermostimulated exoelectronic emission in amorphous metal alloys of Fe64Co21B15 composition. The temperature dependences of the exoelectronic emission spectrum were established to adequately reflect the two-stage nature of the transition of an amorphous alloy to the crystalline state. The exoelectronic emission spectrum is sensitive to variations in the thermal treatment to which the alloy is subjected. Thermal treatment of an amorphous metal alloy gives rise to an increase in the exoelectron emission intensity. The growth in the exoelectron emission intensity was found to be the highest for alloys in the initial stage of crystallization.